Boston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$903
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
676K
15.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 396% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 24th and 6818th ($3547 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 103rd and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mumbai

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Boston Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$3007

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296